Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror

About Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror

A look back at the events and people—famous and forgotten—that shaped Newport Beach. Follow on Instagram (newport.in.the.rearview.mirror).

Publisher

Hosted by William Lobdell

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jan 2021

Latest episode

3 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Feb 2026

   43: The Legend of Ron Salisbury and How the Cannery Was Saved

   The history of the Western Canners factory on the Balboa Peninsula —both the cannery, which opened in 1935, and later the iconic restaurant—is woven deeply into the fabric of Newport Beach history. After churning out up to 5,000 cans of seafood daily (for humans and cats), the cannery closed in the 1960s, and then the historic property was saved twice: once in the early 1970s when retired engineer Bill Hamilton turned the closed factory site into the Cannery restaurant, and then again in 1999...

2. 

   5 Sept 2025

   42: The Balboa Bay Club's Beginnings

   Founded in 1948, the nationally renowned Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach has had many roles over the decades: a haunt for some of the biggest Hollywood stars, a stop for every Republican U.S. President since Dwight Eisenhower (Nixon even set up an office there complete with a hotline to the Kremlin), a venue for some of Newport's biggest charity events, and a refuge for families, professionals and others. It's become as much a part of the city's fabric as the Balboa Pavilion, the Balboa Isla...

3. 

   6 Jul 2025

   41: The Big Gamble — Building Eastbluff

   Mike Stockstill from the Irvine Company discusses the ambitious development and instant success of Eastbluff, an innovative, all-inclusive village in Newport Beach, during this interview.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

67 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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